Category Archives: Recently On WLS-AM
Griffin Donates $1 Million to Project HOOD
(CHICAGO) -- In an e-mail announcement, Pastor Corey Brooks announced that Citadel CEO Ken Griffin has donated a $1,000,000 gift towards Brooks' "Walk Across America." "Huge thank you to Ken Griffin, ...
Oct 21, 2025
Governor Pritzker playing his cards right
llinois Gov. JB Pritzker reported a gambling windfall of $1.4 million on his federal tax return this week. The two-term Democrat, often mentioned as a 2028 presidential candidate, told reporters in Ch...
Oct 16, 2025
Sources Say Johnson Could Call for Head Tax
(CHICAGO) -- As Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to introduce his proposal to close a $1.15 billion budget shortfall, several City Hall sources are saying that Johnson will propose a corporate head tax ...
Oct 16, 2025
Meta takes down a Facebook page used to track ICE agents
Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a po...
Oct 15, 2025
Former Alderman to Run for State AG
(CHICAGO) -- Bob Fioretti is expected to announce his intention to run for Illinois Attorney General. The announcement is expected this afternoon. Fioretti, a former Chicago Alderman (2nd Ward), has m...
Oct 14, 2025
Loyola's Sister Jean Passes Away at 106
(CHICAGO) -- Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, a beloved member of the Loyola University Chicago community and iconic chaplain to the Loyola men's basketball team, died on October 9, 2025, at the age ...
Oct 10, 2025
A hearing underway to determine if the National Guard will be deployed in Illinois
President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing, a day after a small number of troops began protecting federal property i...
Oct 09, 2025
President Trump calls for Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson to be jailed
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime ...
Oct 08, 2025 gints.ivuskans / Depositphotos.com
Jackson to Run For Congress Despite Federal Conviction
(CHICAGO) -- Sources say disgraced former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. will launch a run to return to his former congressional seat. Several Chicago media outlets are reporting that a colleague confi...
Oct 08, 2025
Texas Guard Arrives
(Elwood, IL) -- National Guard troops from Texas have arrived. Gov. JB Pritzker confirming Tuesday night that National Guard members from Texas have arrived at a facility in Elwood. Most of the troops...
Oct 08, 2025
